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James 1

ASV 1
James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are of the Dispersion, greeting.
NIV 1
James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes scattered among the nations: Greetings.
ASV 2
Count it all joy, my brethren, when ye fall into manifold temptations;
NIV 2
Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds,
ASV 3
Knowing that the proving of your faith worketh patience.
NIV 3
because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.
ASV 4
And let patience have [its] perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, lacking in nothing.
NIV 4
Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
ASV 5
But if any of you lacketh wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to all liberally and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
NIV 5
If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.
ASV 6
But let him ask in faith, nothing doubting: for he that doubteth is like the surge of the sea driven by the wind and tossed.
NIV 6
But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.
ASV 7
For let not that man think that he shall receive anything of the Lord;
NIV 7
That man should not think he will receive anything from the Lord;
ASV 8
a doubleminded man, unstable in all his ways.
NIV 8
he is a double-minded man, unstable in all he does.
ASV 9
But let the brother of low degree glory in his high estate:
NIV 9
The brother in humble circumstances ought to take pride in his high position.
ASV 10
and the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.
NIV 10
But the one who is rich should take pride in his low position, because he will pass away like a wild flower.
ASV 11
For the sun ariseth with the scorching wind, and withereth the grass: and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his goings.
NIV 11
For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its blossom falls and its beauty is destroyed. In the same way, the rich man will fade away even while he goes about his business.
ASV 12
Blessed is the man that endureth temptation; for when he hath been approved, he shall receive the crown of life, which [the Lord] promised to them that love him.
NIV 12
Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.
ASV 13
Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God; for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempteth no man:
NIV 13
When tempted, no one should say, "God is tempting me." For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone;
ASV 14
but each man is tempted, when he is drawn away by his own lust, and enticed.
NIV 14
but each one is tempted when, by his own evil desire, he is dragged away and enticed.
ASV 15
Then the lust, when it hath conceived, beareth sin: and the sin, when it is fullgrown, bringeth forth death.
NIV 15
Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.
ASV 16
Be not deceived, my beloved brethren.
NIV 16
Don't be deceived, my dear brothers.
ASV 17
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, neither shadow that is cast by turning.
NIV 17
Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.
ASV 18
Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
NIV 18
He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of all he created.
ASV 19
Ye know [this], my beloved brethren. But let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
NIV 19
My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry,
ASV 20
for the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.
NIV 20
for man's anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires.
ASV 21
Wherefore putting away all filthiness and overflowing of wickedness, receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.
NIV 21
Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save you.
ASV 22
But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deluding your own selves.
NIV 22
Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.
ASV 23
For if any one is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a mirror:
NIV 23
Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror
ASV 24
for he beholdeth himself, and goeth away, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.
NIV 24
and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like.
ASV 25
But he that looketh into the perfect law, the [law] of liberty, and [so] continueth, being not a hearer that forgetteth but a doer that worketh, this man shall be blessed in his doing.
NIV 25
But the man who looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues to do this, not forgetting what he has heard, but doing it--he will be blessed in what he does.
ASV 26
If any man thinketh himself to be religious, while he bridleth not his tongue but deceiveth his heart, this man's religion is vain.
NIV 26
If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not keep a tight rein on his tongue, he deceives himself and his religion is worthless.
ASV 27
Pure religion and undefiled before our God and Father is this, to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, [and] to keep oneself unspotted from the world.
NIV 27
Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.

New International Version

James 1

NIV 1
James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes scattered among the nations: Greetings.
NIV 2
Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds,
NIV 3
because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.
NIV 4
Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
NIV 5
If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.
NIV 6
But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.
NIV 7
That man should not think he will receive anything from the Lord;
NIV 8
he is a double-minded man, unstable in all he does.
NIV 9
The brother in humble circumstances ought to take pride in his high position.
NIV 10
But the one who is rich should take pride in his low position, because he will pass away like a wild flower.
NIV 11
For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its blossom falls and its beauty is destroyed. In the same way, the rich man will fade away even while he goes about his business.
NIV 12
Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.
NIV 13
When tempted, no one should say, "God is tempting me." For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone;
NIV 14
but each one is tempted when, by his own evil desire, he is dragged away and enticed.
NIV 15
Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.
NIV 16
Don't be deceived, my dear brothers.
NIV 17
Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.
NIV 18
He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of all he created.
NIV 19
My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry,
NIV 20
for man's anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires.
NIV 21
Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save you.
NIV 22
Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.
NIV 23
Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror
NIV 24
and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like.
NIV 25
But the man who looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues to do this, not forgetting what he has heard, but doing it--he will be blessed in what he does.
NIV 26
If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not keep a tight rein on his tongue, he deceives himself and his religion is worthless.
NIV 27
Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.